1973 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1973.
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| 1973 in jazz | |
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 Art Blakey touring in 1973 as part of the "Giants of Jazz" bill in the Musikhalle, Hamburg | |
| Decade | 1970s in jazz |
| Music | 1973 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1972 in jazz – 1974 in jazz |
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Events
June
- 9 – The 2nd Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (June 9 – 11).[2]
- 29
- The 20th Newport Jazz Festival started in New York, New York for its second year there. (June 29 – July 8).[3]
- The 7th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 29 – July 15).[4]
September
- 21 – The 16th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 21 – 23).[5]
Album releases
- Art Ensemble of Chicago: Fanfare For The Warriors
- Gato Barbieri: Chapter One: Latin America
- Paul Bley
- Dollar Brand
- African Portraits
- African Space Program
- Sangoma
- Marion Brown: Geechee Recollections
- Betty Carter: Album (Betty Carter album)
- Don Cherry: Relativity Suite
- Billy Cobham Spectrum
- Charles Earland: Charles III (album)
- Michael Franks: Michael Franks
- Hal Galper: Inner Journey
- Herbie Hancock
- Keith Jarrett: Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne
- Roland Kirk: Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle
- David Liebman: First Visit
- Frank Lowe: Black Beings
- Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds of Fire
- Michael Mantler: No Answer
- Paul Motian: Conception Vessel
- Oregon: Distant Hills
- Joe Pass: Virtuoso (Joe Pass album)
- Oscar Peterson: The Trio
- Flora Purim: Butterfly Dreams
- Dewey Redman: The Ear of the Behearer
- Sam Rivers: Streams
- Roswell Rudd: Numatik Swing Band
- Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Mouthpiece
- John Surman: Morning Glory
- Cecil Taylor: Solo
- Cecil Taylor: Spring of Two Blue J's
- Ralph Towner: Diary
- McCoy Tyner: Enlightenment
- Mal Waldron: Up Popped the Devil
- Weather Report: Sweetnighter
- Eberhard Weber: The Colours of Chloë
- Frank Wright: Church Number Nine
Deaths
- January
- 2 – Joe Harriott, Jamaican saxophonist and composer (born 1928).
- 3 – Wilbur de Paris, American trombonist and bandleader (born 1900).
- 23 – Kid Ory, American trombonist and bandleader(born 1886).
- February
- 3 – Andy Razaf, African-American poet, composer, and lyricist (born 1895).
- 19 – Leon Washington, American tenor saxophonist (leukemia) (born 1909).
- March
- 2 – Spanky DeBrest, American upright bassist (born 1937).
- April
- 18 – Willie "The Lion" Smith, American pianist (born 1897).
- May
- 14 – Elmer Snowden, American banjo and guitar player (born 1900).
- 24 – Sid Phillips, English clarinetist, bandleader, and arranger (born 1907).
- June
- 8 – Tubby Hayes, English saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (born 1935).
- August
- 4 – Eddie Condon, American banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader (born 1905).
- September
- 20 – Ben Webster, American tenor saxophonist (born 1909).
- 26 – Bernard Etté, German violinist and conductor (born 1898).
- October
- 16 – Gene Krupa, American drummer, band leader, actor, and composer (born 1909).
- 21 – Bill Harris, American trombonist (born 1916).
- December
- 3 – Emile Christian, American trombonist (born 1895).
Births
- January
- 4
- Bartlomiej Oles, Polish drummer, composer, and record producer.
- Marcin Oles, Polish bassist, composer and record producer.
- 12 – Brian Culbertson, American keyboardist and trombonist.
- 31 – Petr Kroutil, Czech clarinettist, saxophonist, bansuri player, vocalist, composer, and arranger.
- February
- 3 – Timuçin Şahin, Turkish guitarist and composer.
- 11 – Ethan Iverson, American pianist, composer, and critic.
- 22 – Gustavo Assis-Brasil, Brazilian-American guitarist.
- March
- 23 – Stefon Harris, American vibraphonist.
- April
- 17 – Moses Taiwa Molelekwa, South African pianist (died 2001).
- 30 – Frédéric Yonnet, French harmonica player and producer.
- May
- 14 – Clare Teal, English singer.
- 23 – Nikki Yeoh, British pianist and composer.
- 24 – Hallgeir Pedersen, Norwegian guitarist and composer.
- June
- 3 – Ebru Aydın, Turkish singer and songwriter.
- 4
- Gunhild Seim, Norwegian trumpeter and composer.
- Scott Hammond, English drummer, Jethro Tull.
- July
- 2 – Teodross Avery, American tenor saxophonist.
- 8 – Magne Thormodsæter, Norwegian upright bassist and composer.
- 21 – Susheela Raman, British-Indian singer and songwriter.
- August
- 9 – Meg Okura, American violinist, ehru player, and composer.
- 11 – Torbjørn Sletta Jacobsen, Norwegian saxophonist and composer.
- September
- 3 – Norihiko Hibino, Japanese video game composer and saxophonist.
- 4 – Wetle Holte, Norwegian drummer and composer.
- 7 – Thomas T. Dahl, Norwegian guitarist and composer, Krøyt and Dingobats.
- 9 – John Blackwell American drummer, Prince (died 2017).
- 12 – Dorota Miśkiewicz, Polish singer, songwriter, composer, and violinist.
- 21 – Fredrik Wallumrød, Norwegian drummer and composer.
- 26
- Nelson Williams, American trumpeter.
- Nicholas Payton, American trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist.
- October
- 3
- Eirik Hegdal, Norwegian saxophonist, composer, and arranger.
- Marius Reksjø, Norwegian upright bassist.
- November
- 3 – Eivind Austad, Norwegian pianist, composer, and music teacheer.
- December
- 18 – Christian Jaksjø, Norwegian trombone and euphonium player.
- 29 – Kalle Kalima, Finnish guitarist and composer.
- Unknown date
- Ben Castle, British clarinetist and saxophonist.
- Eivind Opsvik, Norwegian upright bassist and composer.
- Janne Mark, Danish vocalist and composer.
- Kate Dimbleby, English cabaret singer and songwriter.
- Maria Markesini, Greek singer and pianist.
- Özay Fecht, Turkish-German actress and singer.
- Titilayo Adedokun, Nigerian-American singer.
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References
- "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Moers International New Jazz Festival 1973". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Newport Jazz Festival 1973 Poster". WolfgangsVault.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Montreux Jazz Festival 1973 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "The Monterey Jazz Festival 1974 Collections". Collections.Stanford.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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